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Highlights from history: Aug. 13

Highlights from major events that happened around the world on this day in history.

1860: Annie Oakley

In 1860, legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley was born in Darke County, Ohio.

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1910: Florence Nightingale

In 1910, Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, died in London at age 90.

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1932: Adolf Hitler

In 1932, Adolf Hitler rejected the post of vice chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out "for all or nothing."

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1967: "Bonnie and Clyde"

In 1967, the crime caper biopic "Bonnie and Clyde," starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, had its U.S. premiere; the movie, directed by Arthur Penn, was considered shocking as well as innovative for its graphic portrayal of violence.

Anonymous

1995: Mickey Mantle

In 1995, baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died at a Dallas hospital of rapidly spreading liver cancer; he was 63.

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2008: Democratic headquarters Shooting

In 2008, a man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters in Little Rock and opened fire, killing state party chairman Bill Gwatney before speeding off in a pickup. (Police later shot and killed the gunman, Timothy Dale Johnson.)

Danny Johnston

2008: Michael Phelps

In 2008, Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals.

TONY AVELAR

2014: Eduardo Campos

Five years ago: Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died when the small plane that was carrying him and several campaign officials plunged into a residential neighborhood in the port city of Santos.

Walter Mello

2014: Gaza Strip

Five years ago: Six people — including Associated Press video journalist Simone Camilli — were killed when leftover ordnance believed to have been dropped in an Israeli airstrike blew up in the Gaza Strip.

Lefteris Pitarakis

2017: Trump

In 2017, in a statement, the White House said President Donald Trump "very strongly" condemns individual hate groups such as "white supremacists, KKK and neo-Nazis;" the statement followed criticism of Trump for blaming the previous day's deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on "many sides." Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country, saying they felt compelled to respond to the white supremacist rally in Virginia.

Evan Vucci

2018: Andrew Cuomo

One year ago: President Donald Trump dared New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to challenge him in 2020, warning, "Anybody that runs against Trump suffers."

Seth Wenig

2018: Peter Strzok

One year ago: A lawyer for longtime FBI agent Peter Strzok, who'd been removed from the Russia investigation over anti-Trump text messages, said Strzok had been fired by the agency.

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